HP 280 G3 MT

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.07% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP 280 G3 MT  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 834F
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170420
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 17 '20 at 10:29
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 119
2-Core 232
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 457
60% 454 Pts
64-Core 452
28% 452 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Device(1B0A 90F5) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.98
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
7.07% Terrible
Lighting 8.87
Reflection 7.77
Parallax 9.12
7% 8.59 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 7.33
Splatting 7.13
7% 8.47 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.07%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
841GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPH3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 156 154 159 160 155 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
90% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 159
Mixed 77
SusWrite 154
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 90%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
45.6% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 16.4
MC Mixed 12.3
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 15.6
SC Mixed 13.2
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 280 G3 MT Builds (Compare 117 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

System: HP 280 G3 MT

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $89
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